Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
138
111
117
105
86
82
57
43
42
28
27
21
21
34
37
34
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:50AM1.60m
4:43PM1.70m
4:57AM1.60m
5:43PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.36m
10:03AM0.23m
10:45PM0.33m
11:05AM0.20m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
10
14
15
13
11
10
8
8
11
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
7
12
12
11
9
7
5
5
9
10
11
9
9
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